Beyond the Fairy Gate

Chapter 21

Gabriel

Gabriel's eyes trailed Nyline as she vaulted over the retaining wall without looking back. He couldn't have asked for a better mate, well almost mate. She hadn't chosen him yet, but he sure as hell hoped that she did. Or at least was able to be happy with her uncle. On that topic he felt really torn. He knew that she wouldn't be allowed to keep both, which is something he didn't understand and would have to ask Jonathan about it later. His eyes moved to Damien right as his scout, Jake, hooked his arm around his waist and vanished with his movement skill as well.

Right as he turned, he paused, his eyes going back to where Nyline had been. Emotions were flooding their bond and he could tell that she felt like her heart was being ripped out. Concerned he focused on her, allowing his eyes to look through hers. In her hands was a scout's blade, the leather covering very old but well taken care of. His heart dropped as he heard the echoes of her mind as she started to ask all the questions that were for Jonathan and not him. He pulled his mind from hers and looked up at the large general class daemon that was currently following Nyline with its eyes, tracking the source of the aether.

Two fingers pressed against his neck and he heard the tail end of one of Dashiner and Adrenell's bets, which he could only roll his eyes at them. Now wasn't the time for bets, but if they weren't betting on something than he would think something was wrong.

"Dashiner, Shanell, take the one out on the roof." He paused as their movement filled his ears. "Bets? On my mate?" His voice sounded amused as he looked sideways at Adrenell who was looking sheepish.

"Oh, just the usual." Dashiner laughed. "You want in boss?"

"No, I think this is one set of bets I'd rather not put states on." His voice trailed off as he watched the General daemon get sliced into three pieces. He crossed his arms over his chest, his heart falling slightly. He couldn't place bets on if she would stay in Vaccoon or go with Damien right now. That was just... he sighed turning his attention to his other scouts. Aether pooled at his feet and shot off across Nyline's. Her aether was like a map that he could easily use to see the surrounding area without issue.

Dashiner landed next to him in his daemon form and Gabriel only glanced at the Okami darkling, which had shadows that looked like shaggy fur. He knew that his underbelly would be a light brown color. Shanell on the other hand was a Kitsune darkling, they were hard to see but she had dark purple tiger stripes that ran across her entire body.

"Adrenell northwest quadrant, Dashiner southwest, Shanell you're going directly south and trying to clear the path in front of Nyline. We're going north east." He let out a breath, "Don't let them get close to her." His voice had a sharp bite to the words as all of his scouts shifted. Adrenell was Okami, she was extremely fluffy, with orange leopard spots on her shoulders and hip joints.

"Think she can fight?" Dashiner spoke to Adrenell.

"Well, she was raised by a scout."

"So that's a yes?" Gabriel rolled his eyes as they finished their bet and agreed on a back massage as the reward. His mind went back to when they were chasing her. He wasn't entirely sure, but he had been pretty sure that she had used influence on his scouts back then with the whole butterfly comment. So, in the event that she couldn't fight, he was sure that she could at least use that. Or just run. There were options for her, and he had faith in her abilities, even if his scouts weren't sure at this point.

Delta shifted and he saw her kitsune daemon with a single brown streak that went from the bridge of her nose all the way to the very tip of her tail.

Gabriel's eyes took one last look around the large garden right as a cloud passed over the moon, showing the life that his mate had created.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" His eyes connected with Delta's yellow ones as she spoke with her tail against his neck. He smiled softly at her.